It is worth pointing out that some recent innovations on Apple's part, such as its "downmarket" iPhone model, the iPhone 5c, were years in the making -- announced to be in the works as early as 2011 and before.

I suspect the next big innovation we'll see is the patent described here put into action, taking power away from the carriers.

I completely agree that Apple's anniversary played a major role in the huge amount of attention they received. The anniversary is a milestone for a company that has shown its aggressiveness to be the top seller. However, every dog has its day and has a bad game. Apple just had a bad game on this one.

I agree that Apple will come back strong with some type of innovating invention. Apple has been hot and separating itself from the competitors for a long time now. It was just time for them to have an off section. They will come back strong very soon in my opinion.

Your headline is misleading. The stock market is a leading indicator. Investors had already anticipated the record sales of iPhones and other Apple products for this quarter by bidding Apple's stock up from 450 in mid-September to 550 yesterday. The investor reaction is based on the guidance Apple released for the upcoming quarter.

As InformationWeek Government readers were busy firming up their fiscal year 2015 budgets, we asked them to rate more than 30 IT initiatives in terms of importance and current leadership focus. No surprise, among more than 30 options, security is No. 1. After that, things get less predictable.